Where does “hørpuskel” come from?

hørpuskel (Faroese) comes from Faroese harpa, from Old Norse harpa, from Proto-Germanic harpǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

hørpuskel (Faroese): Iceland scallop

Definitions

  1. Iceland scallop

Ancestry of “hørpuskel”, step by step

hørpuskel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese harpa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseharpaharp
2Old Norseharpacompress; to grip, pinch; harp
3Proto-Germanicharpǭharp
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kreb-to turn; to touch; to turn, bend, shrink, rotate,...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Faroese skel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskelshell
2Old Norseskelshell
3Proto-Germanicskaljōshell; husk; rind; peel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreb- →